Paper Plate Boxes Hack
For just pennies, you can make these fun paper plate boxes to hold small gifts or goodies in no time. A simple hack using items you probably already have around the house.
Yield: 1
Cost: $1
Equipment
- Scissors
- Straight edge
- pencil
- Paper punch
Materials
- paper plates the thin ones you buy in packages of 100 or more
- 2 x 9-inch piece of cardboard
- craft paint or spray paint
- ribbon
Instructions
- For color spray paint or use craft paint on the outside of the plate.
- Use a piece of cardboard about 2 inches wide and long enough to cover the plate to draw two lines down the middle of the plate.
- Fold one edge up to meet the inner circle.
- Cut along the line from the outer edge to the fold.
- Turn the paper 90 degrees and fold the other edges along the drawn lines.
- Tuck the short cut sides up and wrap the triangular pieces over top to create an open box.
- Use tape to hold the sides together.
- Punch a hole at the middle top edge on both sides.
- Cut pieces of parchment or waxed paper to line the box if desired.
- Slide ribbon through the punched holes and tie.
Notes
You could decorate the outside of the plates any way you like. Use glitter, stencils, or markers. The paper plates I bought were a little glossy and so some of the paint worked better than others.
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